annual
[ an-yoo-uh l ]
/ ˈæn yu əl /
adjective
noun
Botany.
a plant living only one year or season.
a book, report, etc., published annually.
Origin of annual
1350–1400; < Late Latin
annuālis, equivalent to Latin
annu(us) yearly (derivative of
annus circuit of the sun, year) +
-ālis
-al1; replacing Middle English
annuel < Anglo-French < Latin
OTHER WORDS FROM annual
an·nu·al·ly, adverb in·ter·an·nu·al, adjective in·ter·an·nu·al·ly, adverbWords nearby annual
Example sentences from the Web for annual
British Dictionary definitions for annual
annual
/ (ˈænjʊəl) /
adjective
occurring, done, etc, once a year or every year; yearly
an annual income
lasting for a year
an annual subscription
noun
a plant that completes its life cycle in less than one year
Compare perennial (def. 3), biennial (def. 3)
a book, magazine, etc, published once every year
Derived forms of annual
annually, adverbWord Origin for annual
C14: from Late Latin
annuālis, from Latin
annuus yearly, from
annus year
Scientific definitions for annual
annual
[ ăn′yōō-əl ]
Adjective
Completing a life cycle in one growing season.
Noun
An annual plant. Annuals germinate, blossom, produce seed, and die in one growing season. They are common in environments with short growing seasons. Most desert plants are annuals, germinating and flowering after rainfall. Many common weeds, wild flowers, garden flowers, and vegetables are annuals. Examples of annuals include tomatoes, corn, wheat, sunflowers, petunias, and zinnias. Compare biennial perennial.